SHAKESPEARE GLOBE THEATER

A TOURIST PRESENTATION

The Shakespeare Globe Theater

A presentation by Douaa

06/10/18

Index

A little presentation of the places :

The architecture of the theater

The Globe Theater

The Shakespeare Globe

Theater management

Thanks

THE ORIGIN

The Globe Theater

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The Globe Theater is an Elizabethan playhouse built by the Shakespeare Company ( the Lord Chamberlain's Men ) in 1599. On 29 June 1613, the theater faced a disaster: during a performance of Henry VIII a piece of wadding from a stage cannon set fire to the thatched roof burning the Globe to the ground The Globe Theater has been rebuilt in 1614 but the arrival of puritans, who were Protestants, the power provoked the closed of the theater after the abolition of entertainment in 1642 and its demolition in 1644.

The London borough of Southwark, on the South bank of the River Thames

The Shakespeare Theater

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In 1970, started the historical reconstruction of The Shakespeare Theater. It's the most identical reproduction in the world but was built 230 m from the place of origin. The reconstruction took 27 years and the theater officially opened in 1997.

The current monument is a construction based approximately on the plans of 1599 and 1614.

Location: New Globe Walking, London, United Kingdom

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THE THEATRE ARCHITECTURE

THE MATERIALS

The building used twenty huge oak timbers that soar 32 feet into the air to form the main frame of the new Globe Theater. It is an “authentic” 16th-century timber-framed building as no structural steel was used. The seats are simple benches with a seating capacity of 873 with an additional 700 “Groundlings” standing in the yard, making up an audience of about half the size of a typical audience in Shakespeare’s time The Globe has the first and only thatched roof permitted in London since the Great Fire of 1666.

THE PLAN :

The theater is built in the shape of a semi-circle which promotes interaction between the public and the actors.All the elements composing the building have a meaning: The roof symbolizes paradise and the pit faces the hell scene.

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THE THEATER MANAGEMENT

AT THE TIME

The places were accessible according to what the visitors paid:- for 1 penny they could sit for example- for 6 pennies they could stay in the balconies, seats for the richest, and have access to the end of the performances at the "behind the scene" Performances always started at 2 pm and ended at 5 pm.

NOWADAYS

•Many plays are at the Shakespeare’s Globe theater as: •Titus Andronicus: One of the most bloody tragedies made by Shakespeare. •The Comedy of Errors: the most farcical comedy of William Shakespeare with humor. •Julius Caesar: a story about the conspiracy against Jules Cesar and his murder. •The Winter’s Tale: considerate one of Shakespeare's late romances with Pericles. ​ ​ •and more…

Prices

Adults: £ 13.50 (US$ 16.20) Students: £ 11 (US$ 13.20) Children between 5 and 15 years old: £ 8 (US$ 9.60) Children under 5 years old: free entry with the London Pass.

Thank you! I hope you will visit THE GLOBE THEATER